DLD - Digital Logic Design

Quick Tutorial

Step 1 Go to Tool Bar and Click AND Gate icon.

Step 2 Move to the Drawing Area, the cursor will turn

into AND gate. The coordinates of the Drawing
area will display at the top left corner. Click the
mouse where you want to place the gate. A Gate
will be placed at the point where you Click the
mouse.

Step 3 Go to the Tool Bar and Click the Button icon in

the I/O Parts I Tool Box

Step 4 Move to the Drawing Area and cursor will turn

into Button icon. Place two Button near the AND
gate by Clicking the mouse.

Step 5 Go to Tool Bar and Click the LED icon in the

I/O Parts I Tool Box

Step 6 Move to the drawing area and place an LED near
AND Gate

Step 7 Go to the Tool Bar and Click the Track icon in the
Operation Tool Box. Move to Drawing area and
cursor will change to Track drawing tool. As the
Track drawing tool will come near the pin or track
where a connection is allowed, it will change its
color to GREEN.

Step 8 Click any Button with the drawing tool and then
Click any one Input pin of the AND gate with the
drawing tool. A Track is drawn between the
Button and the pin.

Step 9 Repeat the Track drawing for other Button and

LED as Shown. Remember the Track Drawing tool
must be GREEN before you click any pin or
button.

Step 10 Save the circuit by Clicking the Disk icon in the

Tool Bar in File Tool Box and give this file a name
in file save dialog.

Running Simulation

Step 11 Go to the Tool Bar and Click the Run icon in the
Simulation tool Box.

Step 12 Move to Drawing area. The cursor will change to

hand cursor. Click any Button with the cursor and
the Button will change its color to RED which
means that it now in On or HI state.
Step 13 Click the other Button and the LED will also get
ON or RED showing AND gate operation 1 + 1 = 1.
Note that the Tracks will also change their color.
RED for HI value and BLACK for LO value.

Using Digital Oscilloscope

Step 14 Go to Tool Bar and Click the Probe icon in the

Scope Tool Box

Step 15 Move to drawing area and the Cursor will change

its shape to a BLACK circle representing Probe.
Click the Probe near each Track and a Black Circle
will appear near each track.

Step 16 Connect each Probe with the Track as shown

Step 17 Go to the Tool Bar and Click the Scope icon in the
Scope Menu

Step 18 A Scope Window will Open. This Scope will show

the name Probe three times on right hand side of
this new window representing each Probe or
Black Circle in the Circuit Drawing.
Step 19 Run the Simulation again and Click the Buttons
On and Off. The signal values will start changing
with every change in state of Buttons which
appeared in the Scope Window as Square wave.
You can save this data in a file for later view using
Menu in this Scope window Data->Save

Step 20 It is hard to identify which signals belong to which

probe as all probes have same name. To solve
this problem and giving unique name to each
signal we use context menu of each Probe. Right
Click a Probe in Drawing area. A context menu
will appear. Click the Name option and the Name
entry dialog box will appear. Enter proper name
for the Probe in the dialog box. Repeat the
process for all the Probes giving them unique
name. Run the simulation again and new names
will appear against each signal.

Step 21 If the signal names are not arranged in the order

as you want, then open the context menu of each
Probe and this time select Number option and
assign unique Number to each probe according to
its position you want in the Scope. The Probe
name and Signal will appear in ascending order of
Numbers assigned by you.

Making Module or Custom Parts or ICs

Step 22 Assign name to Buttons and LED in the drawing and also assign them unique Number using context
menu. Give them name In0, In1 and out respectively and number as 1, 2 3 respectively.
Step 23 Go to File menu and select the To Module
Option. Enter Module name in save Module
dialog.

Step 24 Open Module menu in the Menu Bar and you will
see that your module name appeared. Select it.

Step 25 Move to drawing area and a new cursor icon of a

Black rectangle shape with your module name
will appear. Click on the drawing area just like
you click before. A Module will be placed in the
Drawing.

Step 26 Connect Two buttons and one LED with In0, In1
and out pin respectively as shown in the figure.

Step 27 Run the Simulation again and set the Buttons On

and Off, you will see that both circuits will behave
in the same way. In this way you can convert any
circuit into a reusable Module and use in any
other circuit. Remember Button and LED will be
replaced by Input and Output Pins in the Module.
These pins will have same name as given to
Button and LED. The Pin position will be decided
according to the Number value given to these
Buttons and LEDs.